Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UTRGV

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Received Percent Changed

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Received Amount Changes

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 19,487, which is 79.44 % of all undergraduate students. 8,022 students which is 33.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,011.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 90.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 19% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 19,487, which is 79.44 % of all undergraduate students. 8,022 students which is 33.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,011.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1513,557 (76%)$7,03311,465 (64%)$4,4516,479 (36%)$5,099
2015-1618,250 (74%)$7,31515,339 (62%)$4,3729,319 (38%)$5,151
2016-1717,787 (74%)$7,35114,808 (62%)$4,4559,029 (38%)$5,032
2017-1818,206 (75%)$7,72115,250 (63%)$5,0838,927 (37%)$5,046
2018-1918,752 (76%)$7,86615,407 (62%)$5,2158,910 (36%)$5,080
2019-2020,936 (84%)$8,06115,883 (64%)$5,4668,484 (34%)$5,161
2020-2122,706 (85%)$7,34416,782 (63%)$5,2247,878 (29%)$4,976
2021-2223,447 (89%)$7,47516,430 (62%)$5,2176,411 (24%)$4,761
2022-2321,739 (82%)$8,97916,855 (64%)$5,5436,761 (26%)$4,797
Average19,487 (79.44%)$7,68315,358 (62.89%)$5,0038,022 (33.11%)$5,011
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,797 (90.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,543. It can cover 48.58% of tuition & fees ($19,645) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 801 (19.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,869).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-152,704 (86%)$7,906802 (25%)$3,958
2015-163,326 (88%)$9,827777 (21%)$3,828
2016-173,148 (87%)$9,398721 (20%)$3,841
2017-183,713 (88%)$9,277940 (22%)$3,790
2018-193,637 (86%)$9,465858 (20%)$4,086
2019-204,426 (92%)$9,8901,012 (21%)$4,074
2020-214,846 (98%)$8,702927 (19%)$3,752
2021-224,155 (98%)$9,938539 (13%)$3,651
2022-234,221 (92%)$11,481637 (14%)$3,839
Average3,797 (90.56%)$9,543801 (19.44%)$3,869
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 2,941 (70.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,488.

In addition, 2,813 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (67.00 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-152,205 (70%)$4,874207 (7%)$1,1941,645 (52%)$4,2011,436 (46%)$2,418
2015-162,661 (70%)$4,924174 (5%)$2,1532,724 (72%)$5,4481,604 (42%)$2,721
2016-172,491 (69%)$5,023158 (4%)$1,9262,578 (71%)$4,8491,631 (45%)$2,617
2017-182,969 (71%)$5,523505 (12%)$1,2962,852 (68%)$4,5901,657 (39%)$2,597
2018-192,830 (67%)$5,681136 (3%)$1,8972,502 (59%)$4,9371,973 (47%)$2,908
2019-203,357 (70%)$5,9801,023 (21%)$7713,369 (70%)$4,7952,927 (61%)$2,309
2020-213,677 (74%)$5,458162 (3%)$1,2083,111 (63%)$4,6263,551 (71%)$2,116
2021-222,988 (70%)$5,829119 (3%)$1,5933,254 (77%)$4,5722,885 (68%)$3,053
2022-233,290 (72%)$6,102227 (5%)$1,3043,278 (71%)$5,8292,372 (52%)$3,788
Average2,941 (70.33%)$5,488301 (7.00%)$1,4822,813 (67.00%)$4,8722,226 (52.33%)$2,725
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 801 (19.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $801.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15802 (25%)$3,958742 (24%)$3,80786 (3%)$4,061
2015-16777 (21%)$3,828776 (21%)$3,8291 (0%)$2,600
2016-17721 (20%)$3,841720 (20%)$3,8431 (0%)$2,500
2017-18940 (22%)$3,790939 (22%)$3,7891 (0%)$5,000
2018-19858 (20%)$4,086857 (20%)$4,0851 (0%)$5,000
2019-201,012 (21%)$4,0741,009 (21%)$4,0713 (0%)$5,000
2020-21927 (19%)$3,752927 (19%)$3,752--
2021-22539 (13%)$3,651539 (13%)$3,651--
2022-23637 (14%)$3,839636 (14%)$3,8321 (0%)$8,000
Average801 (19.44%)$3,869794 (19.33%)$3,85113 (3.00%)$4,594

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